Vector WX3 Concept
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The Vector WX-3 is a prototype automobile created by Vector Aeromotive Corporation of Wilmington, California.
Founder Gerald Wiegert planned for it to have a range of engines up to a 1000 hp (746 kW) 7.0L DOHC V8 motor, but this engine
was never completed. If the engine would have been completed, you would have been able to fine tune it to reach speeds at
over 253 mph (miles per hour). But, instead the WX-3 used the same Rodeck resleevable turbocharged V8 from the W8.
The WX-3 cost $1,000,000 to build and can be considered to be Wiegert's dream car. Even though the W8 was flawed, most of the
flaws that plagued it were worked out in the WX-3. Wiegert planned for the WX-3 to go in production, but Megatech bought
Vector and fired Wiegert. Wiegert initiated several lawsuits and copyrighted the designs, stamping out any hopes of the
WX-3 of going in production. Originally the WX-3 Coupe was painted silver but was later re-painted in an aquablue/green color
in which it remains today.
Wiegert had also planned a roadster version of the WX-3, named WX-3R, which would have shared all its mechanical
components with its closed top cousin. Like the model it was based on, the WX-3R did not pass prototype stage. Both versions
were shown at the 1993 Geneva Auto Show.
| engine |
Twin Turbo Olds V8 |
| displacement |
7000 cc / 427.2 cu in |
| power |
745.7 kw / 1000 bhp @ 5800 rpm |
| hp per litre |
142.86 bhp per litre |
| bhp/weight |
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| torque |
950 nm / Not Available ft lbs @ 4900 rpm |
| drive wheels |
Mid Engine / RWD |
| front brakes |
13.5 in Vented Discs w/ABS |
| rear brakes |
13.5 in Vented Discs w/ABS |
| front tire size |
245/40 ZR 16 |
| rear tire size |
325/30 ZR 18 |
| weight |
1620 kg / 3571 lbs |
| wheelbase |
2616 mm / 103.0 in |
| length |
4673 mm / 184.0 in |
| width |
2032 mm / 80.0 in |
| height |
1080 mm / 42.5 in |
| transmission |
3-Speed Auto |
| top speed |
402.3 kph / 250.0 mph |